Pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food preservatives: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sodium benzoate, a common food preservative, may harm fetuses, which could increase the safety concern for pregnant women, but the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of food preservatives' impact on health among pregnant women is limited. This study explored the KAP of pregnant women regarding food preservatives.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in Henan Province between March and April 2023 among pregnant women. An investigated-designed questionnaire was administered to collect the demographic characteristics and KAP scores. Scores of < 60%, 60-79%, and ≥ 80% were considered poor, moderate, and good, respectively.

Results

The study collected 515 valid questionnaires [303 (58.83%) < 30-years-old participants] for analysis. The knowledge

SUBMITTER: Yuan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921639 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature